Acrobatic toy.



C. A. MBURER.

ACROBATIC TOY.

APPLIOATION1ILED JAN.20,1913.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

CHARLES A. MEURER, orcrnrmnon PARK, OHIO.

, ACROBA'IIC for.

Specification 1 Letters Patent)- Application filed January 20, 1913.Serial No. 743,005. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES A. Mnnnnn, acitizen of the United States, and a resident. of the village of TerracePark, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have in ventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Acrobatic Toys, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and accurate description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an amusing toy in which figuresmounted on a horizontal bar may be causedto perform astonishingacrobatic feats by merely shifting the support for the bar, themovements being regulated and controlled by the angle of inclinationgiven the support, and in which no springs or other mechanical means areemployed.

The invention consists of that certain novel construction andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter particularly pointed out andclaimed. whereby the above results are obtained.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my gravity toy. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the horizontal bar with the figure removed.

The apparatus is preferably mounted in.a

close the toy device when folded and the box serves as a convenientbase. Sockets are formed in the side walls of the box to receive thestandards 3, 3. These standards at their upper ends pivotally support atits middle portion the track 4, whichis formed in the shape of a closedloop withparallel sides 5, 5. A bar 6 is provided with grooved rollers 77, at the ends, to ride on the parallel sides 5, 5, of the track. Onthis bar preferably two acrobatic figures 8, 8, are mounted, the armsand legs of the figures being properly articulated with their respectivebodies, with the arms secured to and represented as grasping the bar.Secured at each end of the track structure is a cord 9, 10, each cordrunning through an eye 11 at its respective end, preferably se cured tothe end wall of the box structure,

and thence each cord passes out through an opening 12, 13, neareach endof one of the side walls of the box.

The figures on the bar are properly counterbalanced, and, asillustrated, the two figures on opposite sides are of the same weight. Asingle figure without counterbalance, or figures of unequal weight wouldhave the effect of preventing the horizontal bar from rolling on thetrack, and the movement of the figure or figures would be prevented. v p

To operate the device, the operator pulls on one of the cords, loweringone end of the track and raising the opposite end, and the weight of thebar] and figures causes the bar to roll along the track, and bymanipulating the cords the horizontal bar is rolled back and forth alongthe track as desired.

With the rotation of the bar,the acrobatic figures swing around the bar,and the figures take all sorts of amusing and astonishing positions. Thetwisting and turning of the figures and the movement of the horizontalbar are entirely controlled by the pulling of the cords, and themovement is stopped and reversed or continued in the same direction withvery slight variation in the position of the track. i

In order to prevent the bar from rolling off of the track, stops 14, 14,are provided. box 1, provided with a sliding lid 2 to in- Having thusdescribed my invention,.what I claim as new and desire to securebyLetdle portion on the side supports in horizonbase and side sup talposition, a bar with grooved rollers adapted to ride on said track, andcounterbalanced acrobatic figures secured to said bar, to rotatetherewith, with the arms and legs of the figure jointed to the bodyportion, to allow free movement. a 8. In a toy device, a base and sidesupports, with a track of parallel rails secured together and pivotallymounted at its midto both ends of the track structure, to shift 10dle'portion on the side supports in horizon the track in eitherdirection as desired. tal position; gmbar with grooved rollers i toallow free movement, and cords attached i 4- ;z .4 4 5 adaptd-toiideronsaid t1ack,iarid couriter- Balanced acrobatic figures secured to saidAttest: bar, to rotate therewith, with thearms z nd 1 l H LEN L. AonrioLz, I legs of the figure jointed to the body portion, ANNA F.DIENST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

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